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98 percent of NOSDRA 2025 budget is on personnel

Leah TwakiJanuary 18, 20254 min

While the 2025 budget for NOSDRA drew eyebrows, the health council is assured of inclusion in the appropriation law The House of Representatives committee on environment has raised concerns over the 2025 budget of the National Oil Spill Detection and Response Agency (NOSDRA), totaling ₦10,000,410,780 billion. The scrutiny occurred during the agency’s budget defense on Thursday in Abuja. Deputy chairman of the committee, Rep. Terseer Ugbor (APC Benue) criticised the agency’s budget allocation, noting that...

House of Representatives

2025 Budget: N38bn to feed 91,100 inmates as NCoS plans recruitment

Leah TwakiJanuary 18, 20253 min

The Correctional Service said provision has been made for the feeding of inmates and recruitment of 5,000 personnel The Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS), has revealed the sum of N38 billion has been allocated for feeding the country’s 91,100 inmates, at a daily cost of N1,125 per person. The service also said in order to address the overcrowding crisis and strengthen the NCoS, President Bola Tinubu has directed the recruitment of 5,000 new personnel into the...

House of Representatives

2025 Budget: REA boss excited with N500 billion allocation

Leah TwakiJanuary 18, 20253 min

With its allocation, the REA should be able to deploy solar energy across the public sector to limit reliance on the national electricity grid The Managing Director of the Rural Electrification Agency (REA), Abba Aliyu, has expressed satisfaction with the agency’s 2025 budget allocation, describing it as unprecedented in the history of the agency. Speaking on Wednesday after presenting REA’s 2024 budget performance and 2025 projections to the National Assembly, Aliyu commended President Bola Tinubu...

Senate

NUC calls for review of establishment act to improve efficiency

Sharon EboesomiJanuary 18, 20253 min

Ribadu highlighted several challenges facing universities, including inadequate funding despite consistent federal government support through budget allocations and interventions. The Executive Secretary of the National Universities Commission (NUC), Prof. Abdullahi Ribadu, has advocated for a review of the commission’s establishment act to improve its operational efficiency. Ribadu made the call during the NUC’s 2025 budget defense before the senate committee on tertiary institutions and TetFund, chaired by Sen. Muntari Dandutse (APC, Katsina south) He said: “We...

House of Representatives

‘N1.2billon capital allocation for information ministry and NOA grossly inadequate’

Leah TwakiJanuary 18, 20255 min

The committee rejected the capital allocation of N1.2 billion in the 2025 budget for the ministry of information and the NOA. The House of Representatives committee on information and national orientation has criticised the ₦8.7 billion budget allocation for the ministry of information and national orientation in 2025. Lawmakers unanimously declared the capital component of N1.2 billion in the budge as grossly inadequate and resolved to make a case for the ministry before the relevant...

House of Representatives

BREAKING: Onanuga, Reps principal officer, is dead

Leah TwakiJanuary 15, 20252 min

The House of Representatives as announced the death of its deputy chief whip, Rep. Adewunmi Oriyomi Onanuga The House of Representatives has announced the passing of the Deputy Chief Whip, Rep. Adewunmi Oriyomi Onanuga, who represented the Ikenne/Sagamu/Remo north federal constituency of Ogun State. According to a statement released on Wednesday by the House Spokesperson, Rep. Akin Rotimi Jr., Rep. Onanuga passed away earlier today, January 15, 2025, following a brief illness. The statement reads...

Senate

2025 Budget: Senators trade words as Ibrahim defends minister

Sharon EboesomiJanuary 15, 20256 min

Tensions escalated when Sen. Ningi began to criticise the ministry’s renewed hope housing scheme, questioning its visibility and transparency. The budget defence session of the senate committee on housing and urban development descended into heated bickering on Wednesday as senators clashed over the seeming repeated allocations for mass housing. Tensions escalated when Sen. Abdul Ningi (PDP, Bauchi central) began to criticise the ministry’s renewed hope housing scheme, questioning its visibility and transparency. Earlier, the...

House of Representatives

2025 Budget: Reps decry poor allocation to foreign missions

Leah TwakiJanuary 15, 20254 min

The committee expressed dissatisfaction over N286 million allocated to service Nigeria’s 109 foreign missions The House of Representatives committee on foreign affairs has criticised the federal government’s envelope budgeting system, saying it is not recognised by any law in Nigeria. The committee also expressed dismay over the allocation of a mere N286 million to service Nigeria’s 109 foreign missions, describing the sum as grossly inadequate. Documents submitted by the federal ministry of foreign affairs to...

House of Representatives

Reps committee threatens to scrap agencies over repeated budgets

Leah TwakiJanuary 14, 20254 min

The committee threatened to recommend the scrapping of some agencies over uncompleted projects and discrepancies in budget presentation The House of Representatives committee on science and engineering has expressed dissatisfaction with the performance of some government agencies, warning that it may recommend their scrapping if they fail to meet their mandates. The committee, chaired by Rep. Inuwa Garba (PDP Gombe), made the threaat during a budget defense session with the Director-General of the Sheda Science...

Senate

Senate gives Julius Berger ultimatum on highway, other national projects

Sharon EboesomiJanuary 14, 20254 min

Prior to the investigative hearing, Julius Berger Nigeria sent an apology to the senate for refusing to appear before its committee on works for explanation on abandoned projects. The senate committee on works has mandated Julius Berger Plc to accelerate the completion of the Odukpani-Itu-Ikot Ekpene highway and other critical infrastructure projects under its jurisdiction, emphasising urgency, quality, and sustainability in delivery. This ultimatum was made during an investigative hearing on Tuesday where the committee...

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